Combined gaiter and overshoe.



s. ALLSOPP. COMBINED GAITBR AND OVEBSHOE.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 10, 1912.

Patented July 16, 1912.

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u m d J uary 10, 1912. SeriaI'No. 67013 8.

Toall whom it magma/Mam:

Be it known thfltL-I', SEPTIMA ALugoPP, a citizen of the United Statesresiding at Cleveland, in the county of State of Ohio, have invented anew anduseful Combined Gaiter and Over-shoe; of'

which the following is a specification.

M invention relates to protecting means for oots or shoes and consistsin a novel and efficient combined gaiter and rubber shoe. having manyfeatures of advantage and utility as hereinafter made apparent. I

Speaking in general terms In overshoe consists of a gaiter portion an arubber shoe minus th'heel, together with a fast-ening means or strap forsecuring the shank of the sole of the rubber shoe against thecorresponding portion of the regular boot or shoe to which it isappliedthereby sealing the rubber shoe. at that point and adjacent the heel ofthe regular boot or shoe, the overshoe. being also sealed around theupper portion of the heel of the boot .or shoe by the upper portion ofthe rubber shoe.

In the drawing Figure lis a side elevation of my combined gaiter andrubber shoe shown applied to an ordinary shoe; Fig. 2 a side elevationof the opposite side thereof; Fig. 3 a bottomplan view; Fig. 4 anelevation of my combined gaiter and shoe shown detached from the boot orshoe and Fig. 5 a detail section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3, the samebeing on a somewhat larger scale.

Referring to the present embodiment of my invention as shown in thedrawing my combined gaiter and shoe comprises essentially the gaiterportion 1 and rubber shoe portion 2, the former being secured at itslower edges in suitable manner to the upper edges of the rubber shoe.The gaiter'portion which maybe made of suitable material, preferably ofa waterproof character and of any desired color, is adaptedto be openedon oneside but to be fastened in suitable manner as by means of thebuttons 3. The rubber shoe portion is substantially the same as ,anordinar cept that it has no heel. ut the upper portion 2" whichcorresponds to the upper part of the heel portionis retained and has aside opening corresponding to theside openmg in the gaiter portion 1.The rubber shoe is also provided with a flap 2 which is an extension ofthe shank 2 of its sole. This-shank and flap are adapted to be held.uyahoga and of the boot or shoe. For the tightly securing the underportion of the rubber shoe extightly against the under portion of theboot or shoeindicated in dotted lines at 4, the shank of the rubber shoeagainst the corresponding portion of the boot or shoe and the flapagainst the breast of the heel 4* purpose of shoe to the regular boot orshoe and thereby sealing the same thereat, andfor also holding theovershoe upon the boot or shoe I provide suitable means which in thisinstance consists of a strap 5 and buckle 6 which are here shown asattached to opposite sides of the gaiter portion. This strap extendsbelow the shank 2 and has the eflfect of holding such shank and the flap2? against the shoe for the purposes stated. By employing a strap andbuckle I am enabled to cause the overshoe to fit upon any size or formof shoe and yet obtain the desired sealing at the points mentioned. Bypreference the strap 5 is secured intermediate its length to the shank 2so that the end of the strap will always be projected adjacent thebuckle for convenient manipulation and will also draw the shank tightlyagainst the regular boot or shoe when the strap isbuckled.

The overshoe is also sealed at the upper portion of the heel 4" of theregular boot or shoe inasmuch as I retain the upper part of the heelportion 2* of the rubber shoe so that when the gaiter is buttoned up theovershoe is efi'ectually sealed at every point.'

My overshoe can be very readily applied and detached and is moreoverextremely light and at the same time very serviceable and absolutelywater-tight. Moreover, the construction and arrangement is such that itmay be applied to or fitted upon any boot or shoe within reasonablelimits without affecting its water-tight quality. Furthermore, thegaiter portion may be made of any desired color and may be water-proofedor not, as may'be desired. v

I claim:

1.' A combined overshoe and gaiter comprisin an overshoe without a heel,a gaiter secure thereto, said overshoe having a flap portion at the endof the shank portion of its sole, and means for holding such flapagainst the breast of the heel of the regular shoe to which the overshoeis applied.

2. A combined overshoe and gaiter comprising an overshoe without a heel,a gaiter secured thereto, said overshoe having a flap ortion at the end.of the shank portion of its sole", and astrap andbuckledevice forholding such shank portion against the corresponding portion of theregular shoe and;

5 for holding the flap against the breast of'the heel of the lattershoe.

' 3. A combined overshoe and gaiter comprising an overshoe without aheel, a gaiter secured thereto, said overshoe having a flap 10 portionat the end of the shank portion of its sole, and a strap andbuckledevice seagainst t cured it. the gaiter for holding suchshankportion against the corresponding 7 portion shank of the sole ofthe overshoe.

SEPTIMA ALLSOPP.

'Witnes'ses: THEO. DLU'YYUBKI,

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